Pittsburgh Pirates

Service time in years & days (through 2017 season).A group led by Kevin McClatchy bought the Pirates for $92M in 1996. The family of chairman of the board Robert Nutting secured controlling interest in the franchise in January, 2007.
Forbes magazine valued the club at $1.25 billion in April, 2017.

Opening Day payrolls include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on active roster and disabled list, as well as guaranteed salaries to be earned that season by players no longer on the roster. Deferred payments and performance or award bonuses are not included.

Year End payrolls compiled by Major League Baseball include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions and buyouts of unexercised options. Deferred salaries may be discounted to reflect present-day value.

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